However, this child is not something you can have just by wanting it.

Until the New Year arrived, Lu Yuan still didn't have a child, so much so that when he invited his ancestors to dinner on New Year's Eve, he was still muttering to himself.

"Ancestors, please bless me and let me get pregnant soon. It would be best if it's a boy or a girl. Ancestors, please bless me, Ancestors, please bless me..."

Xiao Li, who was standing next to him, heard this and his eyes were full of helplessness.

In later generations, people generally marry and have children later, and many people even don't want to have children.

He had little family connection and had never thought much about having children, and later at the end of the world he didn't even have the chance to think about it.

After traveling here and getting married, I heard my husband talking about children almost every day. It almost desensitized him and made him no longer object to having children early.

But my husband is still young and has had poor health before, so having a child too early will not be good for him.

Before they got married, Xiao Li started to give him the spiritual spring water, both openly and secretly. It became even more convenient after they got married. There were many nutritional supplements and tonics in the space, and he could eat different ones every day for a year or two.

She eats well, sleeps well, and doesn't have much work to do. The boy is a little fatter and taller than when he first got married.

Now Xiao Li has grown to 1.188 meters tall, and he has grown to about 1.7 meters tall. He is very tall among his brothers, but because he follows Xiao Li all day long, he still looks thin and small next to Xiao Li.

After Lu Yuan finished talking to her ancestor, she turned around and saw him laughing. She inexplicably felt that he was laughing at her.

"What are you laughing at?" He narrowed his eyes and stared at Xiao Li dangerously, as if he would severely punish him if Xiao Li didn't give a satisfactory answer.

Xiao Li pretended to think for a moment before looking at her with a smile and saying, "I was wondering how in this world there could be someone as cute and beautiful as my husband. I'm so lucky to have Yuan'er as my husband."

"You...are such a smooth talker!" Lu Yuan's ears turned red with praise from him. She turned her head away and ignored him, going to burn paper money with Lin Cao.

On New Year’s Eve, every household in Yangliu Village will prepare a table of food and invite their ancestors back to eat.

Those who are better off will prepare more sumptuous meals, while those who are less well off will prepare simpler ones, but at the end of the day, the ancestors can also have some fun.

After the ancestors have finished eating, they will stay up all night while eating until midnight when they light firecrackers and then go to rest. However, every household will leave a lamp on until dawn.

This is also the only time that even if people feel sorry for spending money on lighting lamps, no one will really be reluctant to do so.

Even if the family is poor and does not have oil lamps, they will use braziers or other methods as substitutes to keep the house lit for one night.

Liangzhou is located in the north. It is already winter now. In the heavy snow, every household gathers together to drink and eat.

The Xiao family was no exception. They were having dinner when they suddenly heard a noisy sound outside.

Li Jinhua had had enough of the delicious food lately and was in no rush to eat. Instead, she became curious when she heard the noise and stood up to go out. "You guys eat first, I'll go see what's going on outside."

Xiao Shugen took a look and warned her: "The road is slippery at night, so please be careful when walking."

"I know!" Li Jinhua didn't even turn her head and hurried out to find out what happened.

Lu Yuan also looked outside curiously, and did not look away until Lin Qing patted his leg, but he ate his rice much faster.

"Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry. Grandma will know what happened when she comes back." Xiao Li reminded him while picking up some food for him.

Lu Yuan said "Oh" dryly and slowed down her movements just a little to give him face.

Xiao Li felt helpless and simply took his hand and looked at Xiao Shugen, "Grandpa, Yuan'er and I are going to go see grandma."

"Go ahead!" Xiao Shugen waved his hand, looked at Bao Ge'er who was looking at him eagerly, smiled and touched his head, "Bao'er, you can't go. Wait until daytime to go play!"

The little guy said "oh" in a listless voice.

Lu Yuan felt a little soft-hearted and shook Xiao Li's hand, "Can't you take Bao'er with you?"

"No." Xiao Li took his hand and walked out without any mercy. "It's dark and the road is slippery. It's enough for me to look after one child. I will be too busy to look after two."

Being called a "child" every now and then, Lu Yuan was too lazy to refute him. She snorted softly and pulled him to speed up his pace, "Hurry up, hurry up, you won't be able to see me soon."

"Okay, I'll listen to Yuan'er."

The two walked towards the village and met several people who came out after hearing the noise.

Xiao Laofu's family had dinner early, so he and his wife came out to watch the fun. When they saw Xiao Li, they walked over and asked, "Fourth boy, are you done with your housework?"

"Not yet. If you hear any noise, come out and take a look." Xiao Li said. Lu Yuan looked at the two of them obediently, "Fifth Grandpa, Fifth Grandma."

"Hey, hey, hey!" Fifth Grandma was a very kind person. She looked at Lu Yuan with eyes full of love, "Brother Yuan is getting better and better at home."

"Indeed!" Xiao Laofu also glanced at Lu Yuan, smiled and patted Xiao Li's shoulder, "Take good care of it! Have a baby soon, and you can go for the imperial examination with peace of mind."

Although Lu Yuan always told Xiao Li that he wanted to have a baby, when others mentioned it in front of him, he would shyly hide behind Xiao Li.

Grandma Wu looked at the two of them with a smile, "Brother Yuan is shy, let's not talk about this anymore."

"I'm not shy." Lu Yuan retorted in a low voice, and only Xiao Li heard it.

Glancing at the stubborn young husband, he calmly changed the subject, "There's such a commotion in the village, did something happen?"

Xiao Laofu and his companions left early, and heard something from other people they met on the way. "Lu Youfu ran away. I heard it happened not long ago. Now all the young and strong men in the village have gone to look for him, and the rest are going to Lu's house."

Xiao Laofu stopped and looked at them, "Xiao Laoer and the others just went in this direction, you..."

The feud between Xiao Li and the second branch of the Xiao family was well known to everyone. Whenever the two sides met, there would be disputes. Xiao Laofu was afraid that if he went there and met Xiao Laoer and the others, he would suffer.

Xiao Li reacted calmly to this, "They can't take care of me right now, they're just anxious to find Lu Youfu."

"That's right." Xiao Laofu nodded and said nothing more. "Lu Youfu has a good life, but he has to run away now. It's dark and the road is slippery. If he encounters wolves, tigers or leopards, I'm afraid he won't be able to save his life!"

"If that's the case, it's her fate." Fifth Grandma clearly disliked Lu Youfu. "She used to have such a good life. Now it's all her own fault. She's such a troublemaker. If I marry her, the family will be in turmoil."

Lu Yuan held Xiao Li's arm and asked him softly, "Do you think Lu Youfu can get away?"

"Yuan'er, do you want her to run away?" Xiao Li was curious about his thoughts.

"I don't know." Lu Yuan sighed. "Although Lu Youfu always bullies me, she hasn't done anything to me. But I think it's better for her not to get into trouble...

Marry a man to get food and clothing. If I were to marry someone like Xiao Er, I would probably run away too.

If she runs away, I think it's fine, and if she doesn't run away, I think it's fine too."

After all, he was the one who bullied me for more than ten years. I would always be happy if he was not doing well.

While he was speaking, Xiao Li was looking at him the whole time.

There was not much resentment on the boy's handsome face, and his whole person was as clear as his eyes.

"Yuan'er is so kind, she will be bullied in the future."

Hearing this, Lu Yuan rolled her eyes at him and said, "Except for you, no one bullies me now."

Xiao Li thought about it and it seemed to be the case. He chuckled and nodded, saying, "Well, Yuan'er is right."

Lu Yuan was too lazy to respond to him.

Halfway through their journey, they met Li Jinhua who was turning back. The old lady greeted Xiao Laofu and his wife, and told them about the current situation of the Lu family, and then asked the couple to go home.

On the way, the old lady told them in detail, "It turns out that the Lu family had been holding Lu Youfu captive for a while, and only released her today, New Year's Eve. I didn't expect that she would run away in such a short time.

Right now, Zhang is making trouble with the Lu family, and I don’t know when everything will be resolved…”

Lu Yuan was shocked when she heard this. "She also took away all the Lu family's money?"

"That's right!" Li Jinhua was terrified. "It's a good thing it was you, Yuan'er, who married Li'er, not Lu Youfu. I don't know who would dare to marry such a bold girl."

Xiao Li silently replied in his heart: The male lead.

Lu Yuan and the old lady had a lot of common topics, and as they chatted, they came together, leaving Xiao Li behind.

Xiao Li felt both amused and helpless.

When they got home, the food was already cold. After heating it up again, the three of them ate while talking about the incident with their family, and the person they mainly talked to was Li Jinhua.

However, the Xiao family had no good feelings towards either the Lu family or the second branch of the Xiao family, so they just listened and sighed a few words. Even Lin Qing didn't react after listening.

The noise in the village gradually died down after midnight. The Xiao family lit firecrackers and went back to their houses to rest.

The next morning, Xiao Li had just woken up when he heard the old lady shaking her head and saying, "Lu Youfu is missing. I heard he went into the mountains. I'm afraid he's in great danger."

The mountains are blocked by heavy snow, and anyone who enters the mountains at this time will most likely die in the mountains.

The freezing cold, the dangers of the snow, the wolves and tigers in the mountains...

Xiao Li said "hmm" lightly, but he didn't feel optimistic in his heart.

If the heroine died so easily, would she still be the heroine? Unless she was wearing a fake book.

However, this matter had nothing to do with the Xiao family after all, and everyone quickly forgot about it after hearing it.

This year's provincial examination will begin at the end of February or the beginning of March, also known as the Spring Examination. It will be held in Liangzhou City. Nan'an County has to pass through two counties to reach Liangzhou City. The distance is not too far, but not close either.

At the beginning of February, the scholars from Nan'an County set out for Liangzhou City one after another. The Xiao family set out for the capital on the tenth day of February.

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